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‘My life as an environmental lawyer’

Burges Salmon associate Stephen Lavington reflects on his route into the law and offers advice to the next generation of lawyers

Oct 30 2019 10:13am
You’ve ‘wrecked’ my dream of becoming a lawyer: French LPC student blasts Boris’ Brexit vision in emotional open letter

PM is putting party and ego before national interests, Royal Holloway law grad claims

Oct 30 2019 9:03am
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Black History Month: Why we must use it as a platform for action

Mayer Brown associate Edmund Bentsi-Enchill explains how it can help level the playing field for talented students

Oct 29 2019 12:08pm
Careers

I felt a part of the firm from the moment I walked through the door

Ashurst’s Aneesa Khan reflects on life as a dispute resolution associate ahead of the firm’s winter vac scheme deadline on 3 November

Oct 28 2019 12:50pm
Hull University law student who tragically killed himself awarded posthumous first-class LLB

Phil Taylor found dead at his home earlier this year, inquest hears

Oct 28 2019 10:18am
Legal Cheek student events in Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh and London

Featuring Addleshaw Goddard, BCLP, Burges Salmon, CMS, Gowling WLG, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hill Dickinson, Irwin Mitchell, Linklaters, Osborne Clarke, Pinsent Masons, Ropes & Gray, Squire Patton Boggs and more

Oct 27 2019 8:32am

Careers

There’s more to being a good lawyer than just knowing the law

Irwin Mitchell corporate partner Victoria Zivkovic explains why commercial awareness means going beyond the textbooks

Oct 25 2019 12:54pm
‘Is a training contract at a global law firm’s Middle East office a viable route to the London construction bar’

A wannabe barrister requires readers’ help

Oct 25 2019 10:03am
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‘My vision for the new solicitor super-exam’

Sarah Hutchinson, international managing director at BARBRI, discusses the future of legal education

Oct 24 2019 2:36pm
Lawyers joining Extinction Rebellion protests risk disciplinary action, solicitor warns

Leigh Day associate Gideon Habel advises legally-minded protestors to carry out ‘risk analysis’ before hitting the streets

Oct 24 2019 10:41am
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Civil fraud lawyers get to embrace their inner detective

Ahead of Thursday’s student careers event, ‘Life as a civil fraud lawyer’, two RPC senior associates reflect on their time at the firm

Oct 23 2019 1:54pm
Man tries to trick Durham Uni into awarding him female law grad’s degree — by pretending she’s had a sex change

Tried to make himself ‘feel better’

Oct 23 2019 12:12pm
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ULaw revamps bar course as it slashes cost by over 30%

New course priced at £13,000 will compete with Inns of Court venture

Oct 22 2019 1:38pm
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The skills lawyers of the 2020s need to succeed

As told by Pinsent Masons tax partner Peter Morley

Oct 22 2019 12:30pm
Careers

Black History Month: ‘If you have ability, however undeveloped, no door should be closed to you’

Hardwicke barrister Morayo Fagborun Bennett traces her journey from Nigeria to the London bar — via Yorkshire

Oct 21 2019 11:42am
The Glasgow Uni boffins trying their hands at designing law-themed board games

Family law lectures are out, family law board games are in

Oct 21 2019 10:16am
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KCL partners with national law firm to launch student-staffed legal advice centre

Latest pro bono initiative to cover range of family law issues

Oct 21 2019 9:13am
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‘Will my first class degree help repair the damage caused by my atrocious A-Levels?’

I’m desperate to become a sports lawyer

Oct 18 2019 10:05am
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Kim Kardashian gives BARBRI contract law lecturer Instagram shout-out

Thumbs up from first-year law student 👍🏼

Oct 17 2019 11:04am
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York Uni Law School launches American-style Juris Doctor postgrad law degree

No, it doesn’t qualify you to work in the States

Oct 17 2019 8:47am
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Lincoln Uni law grad launches ‘CribAdvisor’ website to help students avoid rental ‘horror stories’

Puts BPTC plans on hold

Oct 16 2019 8:50am
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